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The Law Society has said that the legal sector will welcome substantial productivity growth if it embraces Artificial Intelligence (AI) and other new technologies in the years ahead. According to reports, the representative body for solicitors in England and Wales

Almost half of businesses paying the apprenticeship levy are writing their payments off as tax, according to new figures – amid concerns that law firms are not reaping the advantages of extra training. The Department for Education (DfE) revealed that

A new industry report suggests that many commercial law firms may need to rethink their approach to pricing and customer service, as a significant number of clients feel that the legal services they receive do not represent good value for

Solicitors and law firms are expected to go head-to-head this year after the Government revealed plans to set up a £650 million marketplace for the public sector to procure legal services. It forms part of the public sector’s plan to

A controversial “flexible court hours” scheme that was due to be imminently rolled out across several jurisdictions has now been put on hold by the Government. The plans, which are heavily opposed by the legal sector, will see the crown

Concerns have been raised that solicitors and law firms could face huge tax bills, after a First-Tier Tribunal ruled that VAT is payable in relation to electronic local authority property searches carried out by third-party firms. In the case in

The Legal Services Board (LSB) has given the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) the green light to proceed with plans to improve price transparency in the legal sector. It said the CMA’s proposals “represent a sufficient starting point for the

New guidance has been published by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) in recent days in relation to “inappropriate behaviour” on social media sites such as LinkedIn and Twitter. It follows news that the regulator has experienced a ‘significant increase’ in

The legal sector is “missing out on business” by failing to follow up potential customers, a new study has revealed. Shopper Anonymous, which published the study, contacted a variety of law firms on 400 different occasions in person, by telephone,

The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) is calling on law firms to avoid charging “excessive fees” for claims in relation to the mis-selling of payment protection insurance (PPI). The calls come at a time when consumers are being urged to open

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